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Private Advisors expands UK management team

The investment firm has recruited senior hires for its London office as it looks to launch a fundraising push.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Warburg Pincus buys cleaning company for £565m

The vendor, CCMP Capital, more than doubled the company’s value in less than four years.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Warburg Pincus raises $15bn

The diversified firm, jointly led by Charles Kaye, has surpassed its target by 25 percent, as investors look to emerging markets and growth capital for returns.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Buyout firms eye portfolio debt buy-backs

The success of TDC, the Danish telecoms company backed by a buyout consortium, in deleveraging by buying its own debt at a discount, has tempted other firms to follow suit.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Advent International boosts Paris team

The firm is one of numerous mid-market firms swelling its ranks to capitalise on continuing deal activity in its market segment.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

First Reserve in solar energy merger

The global private equity energy specialist has combined two solar energy companies from Spain and Italy.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Credit crunch to wipe out sponsor equity

The ongoing deterioration of the worldwide credit markets has led to the prospect of some private equity-owned companies becoming worth less than the value owed to creditors.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Summit closes first Europe fund, fourth mezz fund

The Boston-based firm has raised €1bn for growth capital investments in Europe and $825m for a global subordinated debt fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

UK PE-backed companies outperform the FTSE

Simon Walker, the BVCA chief executive, said the industry body’s research counteracts common perceptions that private equity pursues “quick flips” and does not invest in companies.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Regulator steps in to £120m EMI pension dispute

Terra Firma’s turnaround of the music company has run into further difficulties in the same month US bank Citi reportedly failed to sell on £2.4bn of EMI loans.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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